Shelf bracket



Sept. 13, 1932.

Filed Jan. 50, 1952 C, s. PARKER SHELF BRACKET Patented Sept. 13, 1932 PATENT oFFlcE OHARLES S. PARKER, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHARLES PARKER COMPANY, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION SHELF BRACKET 1' Application filed January 30, 1932. Serial No. 589,798;

This inventionrelates to an improvement in shelf-brackets and particularly to brackets for supporting shelves of glass or similar material, commonly used in bathrooms and other places.

Various means for holding the glass in place have been devised, but in most cases, they are unsightly and impose a strain upon the shelf. The object of this invention is to provide means for holding the shelf firmly in the bracket with means which are entirely hidden from view, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a shelf-bracket constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4; is a perspective view of the clamp, detached.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a bracket comprising a wall-plate 10 adapted to be secured to the wall or other surface in any desired manner. Projecting from the base is a horizontal arm 11 and also'projecting from the base, above the arm, is a short lug 12, the under face of Which is slightly beveled.

The outer end of the arm terminates in a hook 13 formed with a pocket 14 and with a clearance-opening 15 through the under edgeof the arm. Located in the pocket is a clamping-block 16 into the lower end of which a screw 17 extends, this screw being inserted through the clearance-opening 15.

The inner face 18 of this clamp is preferably beveled. A shelf 19 of glass or other suitable material, and formed Withbeveled line 33 tion without imposing any undue strain upon the shelf.

I claim:

In a shelf-bracket, the combination with I a base, serving as a wall-plate, of an arm projectlng outwardly therefrom at a right angle thereto, a retaining-lug carried by the base at a point directly above the said arm closed at its top, bottom and sides, a vertically-movable L-shaped clamping-member located in the said chamber, and a screw passing upwardly through the outer end of the arm into the said chamber and engaging with the clamp therein whereby the same may be drawn downwardly upon the edge of the glass entered into the said hook. 7 In testimony whereof, 'I' have signed this specifications CHARLES PARKER.

edges 20, is inserted beneath the lug l2 and hook 13, and when located, the clampingblock 16 is drawn downwardby the screw 17 until it contacts with the forward edge of the shelf and crowds it rearward beneath the lug 12 and firmly clamps the shelf to the 7 arm 11, it being understood that a bracket is arranged near each end of the shelf.

This device firmly holds the shelf in posi- 

